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now, the honorable gentleman, the right honorable gentleman started with nato, he started with nato, he asked some serious questions. let me give you some serious answers. he asked why clear indication of the drawdown. we're going down to 9000 troops by the end of this year. clearly we need to set out a pathway between now and the end of 2014. i want it to be based on the conditions on the ground and how will the transition is going into three provinc where responsible for. and i will keep the house updated on how those but we don't want to cliff edge at the in. he asked what would be left at the end of 2014. what we made a clear decision about is president karzai asked us to provide an officer training college in afghanistan and we will be doing that and have the assistance of the australians and new zealanders for the. i hope others will join. that is the baseline of our commitment but clearly we listen to any other ruests. he asked whether there will be a nato-led operation in terms of training. yes, it will but there won't be nato combat operations after 2014. he asked about the
now, the honorable gentleman, the right honorable gentleman started with nato, he started with nato, he asked some serious questions. let me give you some serious answers. he asked why clear indication of the drawdown. we're going down to 9000 troops by the end of this year. clearly we need to set out a pathway between now and the end of 2014. i want it to be based on the conditions on the ground and how will the transition is going into three provinc where responsible for. and i will keep the...
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>> well, obviously if nato made the decision to go n, that would be one. if we developed an international coalition beyond nato, then obviously some kind of u.n. security resolution. >> a coalition of -- so you're saying nato would give you a legal basis and an a ad hoc coalition of legal basis? >> we were able to put together a coalition and were able to move together, then obviously we would seek whatever legal basis we would need in order to make that justified. i an, you know, we can't just pull them all together in a combat operation without getting the legal basis on which to act. >> who are you asking sfort legfor the legal basis from? >> obviously if the u.n. passed a u.n. security resolution from libya, we would do that. if nato came together as they did in bosnia, we would rely on that. we have options here. if we want to build the kind of international approach to dealing with the situation. >> i'm all for having an international support, but i -- i'm really baffled by the idea that somehow an international assembly provides a legal basis for th
>> well, obviously if nato made the decision to go n, that would be one. if we developed an international coalition beyond nato, then obviously some kind of u.n. security resolution. >> a coalition of -- so you're saying nato would give you a legal basis and an a ad hoc coalition of legal basis? >> we were able to put together a coalition and were able to move together, then obviously we would seek whatever legal basis we would need in order to make that justified. i an, you...
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nato did not press forward on enlargement. secretary clinton did meet with four aspiring applicants. on the face of it, at this does not reflect enormous progress compared to december 2009 when europeans announced only a modest increase to mask the last american surge in afghanistan. the european contribution is down to 1/3 in the last decade. what lessons can this panel drop from the president's difficulty in extracting resources? is there a structural reticence because everyone's hands are tied by economic crisis or is this because europe has been put on the back burner? if we except that nato is running out of gas, what can we conclude about why europe is not willing to take security risks? candidates mitt romney gave an answer in a recent column. he blamed the president's hollowing out of the military which has discouraged europeans. he was referring to the hundreds of billions in defense cuts. this may explain why republicans were joined by house democrats in passing the national defense authorization act, rejecting cuts
nato did not press forward on enlargement. secretary clinton did meet with four aspiring applicants. on the face of it, at this does not reflect enormous progress compared to december 2009 when europeans announced only a modest increase to mask the last american surge in afghanistan. the european contribution is down to 1/3 in the last decade. what lessons can this panel drop from the president's difficulty in extracting resources? is there a structural reticence because everyone's hands are...
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you see any role in nato for protecting the border or the civilians? >> our principal responsibility is to provide options to those political leaders -- my principal responsibility is to provide options political leaders who ask what we can do, and and we can do a great many things but we cannot do everything. we can't guarantee a political outcome that would be better than the one they have now. that is not for me to decide. i will tell you that in my travels in the region, there is great concern about -- not rushing -- because it is a tragic situation that the international community really should be far more galvanized about, it seems to me. in that context of the great tragedy, is also the reality that the nations in that region -- i must begin for myself but i am speaking from having just come back in the region -- want to know what is next before they take that final step of military action. that is the message i came back from that part of the world. again, my option is to provide our leaders and as part of an alliance, alliance leaders, nato, t
you see any role in nato for protecting the border or the civilians? >> our principal responsibility is to provide options to those political leaders -- my principal responsibility is to provide options political leaders who ask what we can do, and and we can do a great many things but we cannot do everything. we can't guarantee a political outcome that would be better than the one they have now. that is not for me to decide. i will tell you that in my travels in the region, there is...
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he spoke about looking at nato partners and making a decision about a particular engagement. do you envision a scenario or the u.s. would act unilaterally? to also look at a situation where in any scenario with the u.s. look at a broader combat perspective on that? in other words, would we have boots on the ground into a peacekeeping operation? i want to get your perspective on that? >> at this point in time, the decision is that we will not have any boots on the ground and that we will not act unilaterally. >> a want to make sure we're looking at these particular scenarios. general dempsey,to be your perspective, we see what is happening in syria. we also see the arab spring. efforts by assad in syria? maybe moving to other areas in the middle east --what is your perspective on what potentially this holds this effort continues? >> i do not see this body. -- i don't seethe assad model spreading, quite the opposite. i think the model is that it was privily suppress populations was them. -- seeing what is happening around them are beginning to rebel against the traditional stro
he spoke about looking at nato partners and making a decision about a particular engagement. do you envision a scenario or the u.s. would act unilaterally? to also look at a situation where in any scenario with the u.s. look at a broader combat perspective on that? in other words, would we have boots on the ground into a peacekeeping operation? i want to get your perspective on that? >> at this point in time, the decision is that we will not have any boots on the ground and that we will...
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>> what are the final hurdles, when you said nato conference -- >> i meant nato. yes. i had in mind the need to a summit in may. the partnership will be signed by that time. >> actually, the two main issues concerning the strategic partnership, which was the detention and also the special operations, those have been solved. so we cannot foresee some major impediment to conclude signing it. and the second thing is, yes, there is talk and negotiations that we will have as a strategic partnership with nato. we have already made arrangements with nato, which we have signed several years ago. but at the moment, i think we are negotiating and they're going through the details of that nato partnership with afghanistan, which i think part of it will be discussed in this coming week. i think it has been the intention of the afghans and nato to have an enduring relationship for the future. >> these are the points that you touched upon in your question, specifically the two mou's. those issues are no longer issues. they're not as it -- they are nonexistent. from now on, until chi
>> what are the final hurdles, when you said nato conference -- >> i meant nato. yes. i had in mind the need to a summit in may. the partnership will be signed by that time. >> actually, the two main issues concerning the strategic partnership, which was the detention and also the special operations, those have been solved. so we cannot foresee some major impediment to conclude signing it. and the second thing is, yes, there is talk and negotiations that we will have as a...
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maintaining the gains made by nato, isaf, and afghanistan should not be wasted. that should be our main goal right now. to preserve security and stability for all components of the population. >> i have a question for general eikenberry. i want to go back to the figures mentioned here. i can see that we killed osama bin laden. i will can see that the deterioration -- i will can see that the deterioration of that organization al qaeda in afghanistan has been severely damaged. but we are talking huge numbers here. we are talking to thousand americans killed, 16 million americans wounded. $400 billion. and we are leaving a situation where the talent and still has a very robust defense -- taliban still has a robust defense. they have sanctuaries on the borders. i am sure the ambassador would agree, there is still a great deal of corruption. i do not think anyone believes that the taliban will be defeated or the government of pakistan is going to be a functioning western style government. i guess what i am saying is, just cutting our losses right now because it is pro
maintaining the gains made by nato, isaf, and afghanistan should not be wasted. that should be our main goal right now. to preserve security and stability for all components of the population. >> i have a question for general eikenberry. i want to go back to the figures mentioned here. i can see that we killed osama bin laden. i will can see that the deterioration -- i will can see that the deterioration of that organization al qaeda in afghanistan has been severely damaged. but we are...
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and nato forces for the long term. the recent events have adversely affected the core of the relationship between the two countries. testimony before the senate armed services committee is three and a half hours. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> good morning, everybody. the committee meets to receive testimony on the progress of the campaign in afghanistan. our witnesses are dr. jim miller, acting undersecretary of defense for policy, and general john allen, from the assistance force and commander of u.s. forces, afghanistan. a warm welcome. i want to interrupt to take care of some nominations, because we have a quorum present, and i will ask the committee to consider a list of 246 pending military nominations that have been all before the committee. is there a motion to favorably report the 246 military nominations? is there a second? hollen favre say -- all in favor sayin aye. the motion carries trade the troops are carrying out their
and nato forces for the long term. the recent events have adversely affected the core of the relationship between the two countries. testimony before the senate armed services committee is three and a half hours. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> good morning, everybody. the committee meets to receive testimony on the progress of the campaign in afghanistan. our witnesses are dr. jim miller, acting...
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we've got this nato summit. typically what's happened is, is that we try to attach the g8 summit to the nato summit so that the leaders in the g8 summit don't have to travel twice to whatever location. so last year, in france, we combined a g8 with a nato summit. we'll do so again. i have to say, this was an idea that was brought to me after the initial organizing of the nato summit. somebody pointed out that i hadn't had any of my counterparts, who i've worked with now for three years, up to camp david. g8 tends to be a more informal setting in which we talk about a wide range of issues in a pretty intimate way. and the thinking was that people would enjoy being in a more casual backdrop. i think the weather should be good that time of year. it will give me a chance to spend time with mr. putin, the new russian president. and from there, we will then fly to chicago. i always have confidence in chicago being able to handle security issues. whether it's taste of chicago or lollapalooza -- (laughter) -- r bull's c
we've got this nato summit. typically what's happened is, is that we try to attach the g8 summit to the nato summit so that the leaders in the g8 summit don't have to travel twice to whatever location. so last year, in france, we combined a g8 with a nato summit. we'll do so again. i have to say, this was an idea that was brought to me after the initial organizing of the nato summit. somebody pointed out that i hadn't had any of my counterparts, who i've worked with now for three years, up to...
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what if turkey invoked article 5 of our nato charter? >> if there is a consensus in the international community to do something along those lines, and not easily ensure that the international community is able to get the authorities required in order to make that happen. the one area with regard to article 5 and turkey, article 5 has only been enacted once after 9/11, as i recall. but they would have to make clear that what is happening there really does truly represent a direct threat to turkey. i think this point, that is probably a stretch. >> thank you. >> mr. jones. >> thank you very much for being here today. mr. secretary, if the situation changes and you believe the use of force in syria becomes necessary, will this administration seek authorization from congress before taking action? >> we will clearly work with congress if it comes to the issue of the use of force. this administration wants to work within the war powers provision to ensure that we work together, not separately. >> mr. secretary, as a former member congress, i h
what if turkey invoked article 5 of our nato charter? >> if there is a consensus in the international community to do something along those lines, and not easily ensure that the international community is able to get the authorities required in order to make that happen. the one area with regard to article 5 and turkey, article 5 has only been enacted once after 9/11, as i recall. but they would have to make clear that what is happening there really does truly represent a direct threat to...
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as i mentioned, we just finished at the nato summit and the g8. i would ask for your continued support and for you to continue to believe in what this organization is all about. i would ask that you continue to believe in us and to know that we are going to do everything we can do to make sure that we rebuild our reputation and do the right thing for the people that we protect and serve. >> you just mentioned "do the right thing." some of the best guidance i ever received was to figure out the right thing to do, just do it. not the easy thing, but consistently do the right thing. mr. edwards, a like for you to make sure you do the right thing. the other thing i would say, is all of us make mistakes. god knows i have and i'm sure my colleagues have and we will make others in the future. having said that, some of the best advice i ever got was from my father. he said that if my work and life is not perfect, just make it better. and everything i do, i know it can be better. if it's not perfect, make it better, that should be our goal. >> thank you, s
as i mentioned, we just finished at the nato summit and the g8. i would ask for your continued support and for you to continue to believe in what this organization is all about. i would ask that you continue to believe in us and to know that we are going to do everything we can do to make sure that we rebuild our reputation and do the right thing for the people that we protect and serve. >> you just mentioned "do the right thing." some of the best guidance i ever received was to...
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he did not even want to be in nato. we don't need nato to tell us when to go to war. [applause] we have seen a great difference, the maturity of the american people are behind us on this whole war effort. they are tired of the war, it costs too much money, too many people get killed, too many people get injured, too many people get sick and maybe 70 or 80% of the american people are saying it is time to get out of afghanistan. [applause] those are the issues. that we have broad front and center. there are out there. they will not go away. we have a tremendous opportunity to continue this momentum. it will not be long dead there will be an election in new hampshire and believe me, this momentum will continue. this movement will continue. we are going to keep scoring just as we have tonight. [applause] so, [chanting ron paul] tonight we have come out of an election where we are essentially three winners, three top vote getters. we will go on. we will raise the money. i have no doubt about the volunteers. [applause] they are going to be there. a lot of you thanked me and
he did not even want to be in nato. we don't need nato to tell us when to go to war. [applause] we have seen a great difference, the maturity of the american people are behind us on this whole war effort. they are tired of the war, it costs too much money, too many people get killed, too many people get injured, too many people get sick and maybe 70 or 80% of the american people are saying it is time to get out of afghanistan. [applause] those are the issues. that we have broad front and...
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only a few players came in and that shows a certain tension within the nato alliance. he feels that europe has been and remains our most important alliance. he will reiterate that message in the london meeting with prime minister cameron and others. he also reiterated when it goes to poland and gives a major speech there. >> that the have any specific ideas about the problems of the euro? >> as jim baker said a long time ago, it is hard to have a single monetary system when you have 17 fiscal systems and they are now bearing fruit of it. the europeans will have to sort this out. there is tremendous tension on the germans who are being asked to help the mediterranean state. he has not felt it was appropriate for him to prescribe solutions, but we recognize how difficult it is. he talked about that and the importance of trying to keep europe economically strong. >> the question right here. >> how would like asking if you could comment on to countries that are important economically, japan and india. we have not yet heard a position from governor romney on whether or not
only a few players came in and that shows a certain tension within the nato alliance. he feels that europe has been and remains our most important alliance. he will reiterate that message in the london meeting with prime minister cameron and others. he also reiterated when it goes to poland and gives a major speech there. >> that the have any specific ideas about the problems of the euro? >> as jim baker said a long time ago, it is hard to have a single monetary system when you have...
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i'm looking forward to our talks at the g8 and nato summit. as barack has said, the relationship between the u.k. and america is the strongest it has ever been. together, i am confident that we can help secure the future of our nations. thank you. >> thank you, david. we have questions from each respective press corps. we will start with npr. >> thank you, mr. president. given the extraordinarily difficult circumstances in afghanistan in the last few weeks, i wonder what mr. coffin said two years from now to leave it will be better than it is today. and i wonder if you can talk about the pace of withdrawal. whether you see something more gradual or speedier. and mr. prime minister, you and the president take different approaches to economic growth. you have more austerity measures. the president focuses more on stimulus measures. i wonder why you think your approach will create more jobs than the president's. >> first of all, on the afghanistan, i think both david and i understand how difficult this mission is because we have met with families
i'm looking forward to our talks at the g8 and nato summit. as barack has said, the relationship between the u.k. and america is the strongest it has ever been. together, i am confident that we can help secure the future of our nations. thank you. >> thank you, david. we have questions from each respective press corps. we will start with npr. >> thank you, mr. president. given the extraordinarily difficult circumstances in afghanistan in the last few weeks, i wonder what mr. coffin...
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our nato partners embrace the president's strategy. so the governor romney. the transfer their with responsibility. he said this is the right time line. two months later, he was against the president's plan, calling one of the biggest mistakes. now, and i want to be straight about this. he seems to want to keep american forces in afghanistan indefinitely. i want to quote him "it is my desire of my political parties a desire not to leave." i am not sure the exact context. i am not sure exactly what he meant. he does have responsibility about what he meant. he may have a reasonable explanation. the american people deserve an explanation. where he has expressed a clear point of view, he has been consistently second the past. in my view, it is wrong. we came to office with president obama. we set our relationship with russia. we had important disagreements with moscow. we will continue to have disagreements with moscow. in the wake of the reset, we negotiated a major nuclear arms reduction treaty that has made this. in addition, president obama convince russia to
our nato partners embrace the president's strategy. so the governor romney. the transfer their with responsibility. he said this is the right time line. two months later, he was against the president's plan, calling one of the biggest mistakes. now, and i want to be straight about this. he seems to want to keep american forces in afghanistan indefinitely. i want to quote him "it is my desire of my political parties a desire not to leave." i am not sure the exact context. i am not sure...
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and nato made a similar commitment to a post-2014 afghanistan at the chicago summit last may. all of this sends a very simple and a very powerful message to al qaeda, to the taliban and to the violent extremist groups who want to regain a safe haven in afghanistan. we are not going anywhere. our commitment to afghanistan is long-term, and you cannot wait us out. this is important. because al qaeda, the taliban and other associated forces under pressure in pakistan, continue to view the rugged terrain of northeastern afghanistan especially kunar province as a viable safe haven. a relentless and effective counterterrorism effort conducted by our special operation forces this year made clear we will not allow them to regain that sanctuary. as a result of prolonged military operations, al qaeda has been significantly weakened in afghanistan and pakistan. its most effective leaders are gone. its command and control have been degraded and its safe haven is shrinking. al qaeda's ability to carry out a large-scale attack on the united states has been seriously impacted. and as a resul
and nato made a similar commitment to a post-2014 afghanistan at the chicago summit last may. all of this sends a very simple and a very powerful message to al qaeda, to the taliban and to the violent extremist groups who want to regain a safe haven in afghanistan. we are not going anywhere. our commitment to afghanistan is long-term, and you cannot wait us out. this is important. because al qaeda, the taliban and other associated forces under pressure in pakistan, continue to view the rugged...
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according to news reports a leaked nato report entitled "state of the taliban 2012," included claims by taliban detainee's that pakistan is providing support to the insurgency and it reportedly also portrayed a distrustful relationship between the pakistani intelligence, the isi, and the insurgent groups in accounting that. "there is a widespread assumption that pakistan will never allow the taliban the chance to become independent of isi control." do you share that same assumption that pakistan will never allow the taliban the chance to become independent of isi control? director? >> i have not seen this report. i think the pakistanis, via the isi would want to maintain visibility and influence. i would not go so far as to say they would not insist on dominance, but they want to have insight and influence in afghanistan, particularly in a post-2014 context. their primary interest is india. >> general in your assessment, does the pakistan military have the intention to take steps to stop the use of fatah or the province as a safe heaven -- as a safe haven for conducting attacks? >> i
according to news reports a leaked nato report entitled "state of the taliban 2012," included claims by taliban detainee's that pakistan is providing support to the insurgency and it reportedly also portrayed a distrustful relationship between the pakistani intelligence, the isi, and the insurgent groups in accounting that. "there is a widespread assumption that pakistan will never allow the taliban the chance to become independent of isi control." do you share that same...
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as the nato secretary general said, our commitment does not end with transition. we will finish the job to help create a secure afghanistan for our shared security. achieving peace will mean a form of reconciliation among afghans. it is not certain the reconciliation effort will bear fruit in the near term, but we need to try. any negotiated outcome must meet our unambiguous reconciliation. resurgence must renounce violence, but break all ties with al qaeda, and they must abide by the constitution of afghanistan. success depends on the support of afghanistan's neighbors, particularly pakistan pakistan has legitimate interest that must be understood and addressed. pakistan also has responsibilities. most importantly, it need to ensure that militants and extremist groups cannot find safe haven in pakastani territory. pakistan has powerful incentives to do so. in 2011, there were death from i edie's. mr. chairman and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. we started more than a decade ago to make sure the terrorist network that
as the nato secretary general said, our commitment does not end with transition. we will finish the job to help create a secure afghanistan for our shared security. achieving peace will mean a form of reconciliation among afghans. it is not certain the reconciliation effort will bear fruit in the near term, but we need to try. any negotiated outcome must meet our unambiguous reconciliation. resurgence must renounce violence, but break all ties with al qaeda, and they must abide by the...
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i had a chance to meet many of the nato leaders. one of the things i will do before assuming command is visit the key capitals of the nato partners and establish the first relationships that will be so important for the next couple of years. >> thank you. thank you for your leadership and a service, we appreciate your willingness stto serve intently on your tour of afghanistan. we spoke yesterday, the day before, and i enjoyed that conversation. i believe that you will be honest with us. let me ask you today, that reasonable prospect for the united states, being able to be successful in afghanistan? and by that, i mean the definition's you have given earlier today. what prospects do you have for being able to depart from afghanistan, having successfully completed a mission there? >> i look at the campaign plan, i am optimistic that if we continue the equipment, we can meet our objectives. >> if that changes, will your report to the congress and the commander in chief? we need to have that. are you familiar with the article in the fe
i had a chance to meet many of the nato leaders. one of the things i will do before assuming command is visit the key capitals of the nato partners and establish the first relationships that will be so important for the next couple of years. >> thank you. thank you for your leadership and a service, we appreciate your willingness stto serve intently on your tour of afghanistan. we spoke yesterday, the day before, and i enjoyed that conversation. i believe that you will be honest with us....
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and the nato alliance, you go back to when nato said, ok, i'm going to step in the -- into the center of the war and be a key player, they have done really well. i think is in our best interest and will always be that way. and by the way, we have great interest in africa and central america. and south america. we have u.s. marines down in columbia. colombia is one of the best success stories of a turnaround in a country that was consumed by that. we have been down there for probably could 15 years training side-by-side with the colombians. there is too much goodness. i have every intent -- intention of continuing those alliances. >> bruce kiplinger, senior fellow at the heritage foundation and father of a platoon commander. turning back to the peace accord, under the marine corps realignment plan, marines are moving further east to bomb and beyond, further from the humanitarian disaster areas. -- to qualm and beyond andguam and beyond, for their from humanitarian disaster areas. does the u.s. have enough left to do that? and are there things that can be overdone about the image proble
and the nato alliance, you go back to when nato said, ok, i'm going to step in the -- into the center of the war and be a key player, they have done really well. i think is in our best interest and will always be that way. and by the way, we have great interest in africa and central america. and south america. we have u.s. marines down in columbia. colombia is one of the best success stories of a turnaround in a country that was consumed by that. we have been down there for probably could 15...
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just returned from the nato assembly meetings in estonia over the break. i have watched the crackdown of dissidents in belarus. and commissioner mcdowell, you're highlighting the prime minister of russia's compam compact quote, -- russia's exact quote, international control of the i.t.u. should give every one of us concern. those of us who follow these movementses -- movements are rightly concerned about question and answer statements. the movement to do this is for regime stability and regime preservation. i mean, it is clear. look at the actors -- russia, china, iran, i imagine north korea would probably be on there if they had any concern of anyone having computers to begin with, other than the handful that they allow. downloading movies, i'm not going to go there. and briefly talking about, will they -- the whole cyber-security is linked into this somehow and they are using cyber-security as an excuse to get further control . and with that we should be concerned with, especially from state actors who have used technology to cyber-attack other countries
just returned from the nato assembly meetings in estonia over the break. i have watched the crackdown of dissidents in belarus. and commissioner mcdowell, you're highlighting the prime minister of russia's compam compact quote, -- russia's exact quote, international control of the i.t.u. should give every one of us concern. those of us who follow these movementses -- movements are rightly concerned about question and answer statements. the movement to do this is for regime stability and regime...
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domestic product to nato. in many ways, our country has become a provider of protection and many countries have been the consumers of protective services. so that has to rebalance but i believe this will be a century where america demonstrate the exceptionalism. there is no doubt there will be economies that just to the demographics -- they will be different relative to ours. countries with a billion people that are growing rapidly that is going to change. we will be an economic powerhouse and lead on democracy efforts. we believe in being a force for good in this world, and the quicker we can deal with our balance sheet issues, the more energetic in the near future that will be. >> first, let me thank you for having me on the panel. you have three of the most effective and most internationalist legislators in our country. they have done great things on foreign assistance and a whole range of intelligence and defense issues. this really is a very good group to talk to that. and the just say a few things. when
domestic product to nato. in many ways, our country has become a provider of protection and many countries have been the consumers of protective services. so that has to rebalance but i believe this will be a century where america demonstrate the exceptionalism. there is no doubt there will be economies that just to the demographics -- they will be different relative to ours. countries with a billion people that are growing rapidly that is going to change. we will be an economic powerhouse and...
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the nato effort in libya has concluded with the fall of gadhafi. and targeted counterterrorism efforts have significantly weakened al qaeda and decimated its leadership. and now, as these events are occurring, and the congress has mandated by law that we achieve significant defense savings. so clearly, we are at a turning point. but even as our large-scale military campaigns receipt, the united states still faces complex and growing array of security challenges acss the globe. and unlike past drawdowns, when oftentimes the threats that the country was facing went away, the fact is that they remain a number of challenges that we have to confront, challenges the call for reshaping of america's defense priorities. focusing on continuing threats of violent extremism, which is still there and still to be dealt with. proliferation of lethal weapons and materials, the destabilizing behavior of nations like iran and north korea, the rise of new powers across asia and the dramatic changes that we have seen unfold in the middle east. all of this comes at a t
the nato effort in libya has concluded with the fall of gadhafi. and targeted counterterrorism efforts have significantly weakened al qaeda and decimated its leadership. and now, as these events are occurring, and the congress has mandated by law that we achieve significant defense savings. so clearly, we are at a turning point. but even as our large-scale military campaigns receipt, the united states still faces complex and growing array of security challenges acss the globe. and unlike past...
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the government recognize that nato and its partners have a crucial role to play and invited nato to continue their support after the mission concludes at the end of 2014. the international community gathered in tokyo to further define the concept of mutual accountability and a share economic assistance. the japanese announced the international committee had pledged $16 billion in aid. the adoption of a framework which a firm that international assistance to afghanistan is not unconditional. the government must act decisively to ensure the returns are sustained and irreversible. that must include fighting corruption, strengthening the rule of law. so today, the pieces of the structure for -- the security transition it does not mean we are abandoning afghanistan. the taliban appeared to be taking notice. they are signaling an openness to negotiations. to create the convictions for inclusive national dialogue among all afghans about the future of their country. we have been consistent about the necessary outcomes of any negotiation. insurgents must break ties with al qaeda and abide by the afgh
the government recognize that nato and its partners have a crucial role to play and invited nato to continue their support after the mission concludes at the end of 2014. the international community gathered in tokyo to further define the concept of mutual accountability and a share economic assistance. the japanese announced the international committee had pledged $16 billion in aid. the adoption of a framework which a firm that international assistance to afghanistan is not unconditional. the...
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resolution, to allow nato to do something. what is different in syria? it is a u.n. problem. that is something the obama administration has been trying to deal with, but you have two countries that a veto any kind of operation in syria. i think that will change. i think it is possible china's resolution is reworded. if people are working to make this happen. i'm not an expert on the syrian military, but i think it is more formidable than the libyan auxiliary's from other african countries. it is easy to say that we should do something, but what is it that we should be doing? are we talking about a naval blockade? are we talking about a no-fly zone? the devils are in the details. >> so, what does american leadership mean with respect to what to do in syria? >> in a way, if we were not in this phase of the election season, if we were in the first year of, let's say, obama's second term, where we were two years ago and we have not done libya, i think we would be moving quickly toward military action in syria. circumstances are everything. i think the president does not think the
resolution, to allow nato to do something. what is different in syria? it is a u.n. problem. that is something the obama administration has been trying to deal with, but you have two countries that a veto any kind of operation in syria. i think that will change. i think it is possible china's resolution is reworded. if people are working to make this happen. i'm not an expert on the syrian military, but i think it is more formidable than the libyan auxiliary's from other african countries. it...
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and nato forces in afghanistan. then a national security adviser previews the upcoming trip of the president 2000 -- southeast asia. former federal reserve chairman alan greenspan and paul volcker are part of a forum on the so- called fiscal cliff, the impending budget cuts and tax increases that start in january unless congress reaches a deal. we bring that to you live, starting 8:15 on c-span 2. the house and senate intelligence committee held meetings looking into the libya. -- the attacks in libya. acting cia director and the intelligence directorate among witnesses. next we hear from house select intelligence committee ranking member, diane feinstein and the vice chairman. this is 20 minutes. accent? i think what is important about the hearing is the fact that members of the intelligence committee were able to get a lot of facts. i think what really occurred as far as benghazi was concerned, we went through a timeline. we went through representatives, the cia, and the fbi, and i think when members were able to
and nato forces in afghanistan. then a national security adviser previews the upcoming trip of the president 2000 -- southeast asia. former federal reserve chairman alan greenspan and paul volcker are part of a forum on the so- called fiscal cliff, the impending budget cuts and tax increases that start in january unless congress reaches a deal. we bring that to you live, starting 8:15 on c-span 2. the house and senate intelligence committee held meetings looking into the libya. -- the attacks...
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thesen't talked about dyes that want to keep 35,000 troops in iraq and want to disagree with nato and turn responsibility over to the afghans. theven't talked about what supreme court will look like after four years for civil- rights and civil liberties for four years of a romney administration. i have not talked about so much. the one thing i have not talked about andi will end with this. presidential elections are an almost every circumstance decided by the voters on one overarching question -- does the man or woman i'm going to vote for have the character of their convictions? do they mean what they say and do what they say? [applause] ladies and gentlemen, on that score, this isn't even close. the reason we will win is my buddy, my friend has it back a lot like a ramrod -- has a backbone like a ramrod. [applause] i've watched my friend make the most difficult decisionshe is made the most difficult, decisions since roosevelt and lincoln. i watched him and never wonhe is never put his political fortunes ahead of what he thinks is right for the country. [applause] i have watched him
thesen't talked about dyes that want to keep 35,000 troops in iraq and want to disagree with nato and turn responsibility over to the afghans. theven't talked about what supreme court will look like after four years for civil- rights and civil liberties for four years of a romney administration. i have not talked about so much. the one thing i have not talked about andi will end with this. presidential elections are an almost every circumstance decided by the voters on one overarching question...
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look at nato's charter. it made clear that an attack on one member country would be considered an attack on all. new's redlined helps keep the peace in europe for nearly half a century -- red lines have helped keep the peace in europe for nearly half a century. and help preserve the peace for decades. it is the failure to place red lines that has often invited aggression. if it were drawn in the 1930 baltimore, world war ii might the been avoided -- 1930's, world war ii might have been avoided. the first gulf war might have been avoided. clear, red lines will also work with iran. earlier this year, they threatened to close the strait. the united states drew a clear, red line. iran backed off. different lines can be drawn in the i iranian nuclear program. but to be credible, a line must be drawn first and foremost in one vital part of their program -- on their efforts to enrich uranium. let me explain why. any bomb consists of an explosive material and a mechanism to ignite it. the simplest example is fuse.de
look at nato's charter. it made clear that an attack on one member country would be considered an attack on all. new's redlined helps keep the peace in europe for nearly half a century -- red lines have helped keep the peace in europe for nearly half a century. and help preserve the peace for decades. it is the failure to place red lines that has often invited aggression. if it were drawn in the 1930 baltimore, world war ii might the been avoided -- 1930's, world war ii might have been avoided....
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nato as well as our arab allies in trying to get a settlement, that was their idea. we are the ones that said enough. with regard to the reset not working, the fact of the matter is russia has a different interest in the syrian that we do and that is not in our interest. >> what happens if assad does not fall? >> iran keeps their greatest ally in the region. he will keep slaughtering his people. we will lose our credibility on this. >> what would romney/ryan do? >> we agree with chemical weapons, but not about putting troops in. what we should have done earlier is work with those freedom fighters, those in syria. we should not have called assad a reformer. we should not have voided for russia to give us the green light at the u. n. they are still arming the man. they are flying flights over iraq to help assad. if we had the agreement he said about ira, we probably would have prevented that. >> let me ask you quickly what is your criteria for intervention. >> in syria? what is in the interests of the american people. >> no humanitarian. >> each situation will come up
nato as well as our arab allies in trying to get a settlement, that was their idea. we are the ones that said enough. with regard to the reset not working, the fact of the matter is russia has a different interest in the syrian that we do and that is not in our interest. >> what happens if assad does not fall? >> iran keeps their greatest ally in the region. he will keep slaughtering his people. we will lose our credibility on this. >> what would romney/ryan do? >> we...
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-pacific command and spearheaded nato's effort, a campaign that led to the fall of the nazis. -- fall of gaddafi. the list goes on. the chief of naval operations, john and a number of other naval academy alumni who are influencing events around the entire globe. throughout my time in government, i've relied on a vision and the advice of the officers. president clinton's chief of staff, director of cia, and now director of defense, because of their efforts and sacrifices as brave men and women across our services, today the united states stands at a strategic turning point after a decade of war. our combat forces have come home from iraq. nato just approved a plan last week in chicago, a plan by general allen to fully transition the lead for security to afghan forces by the end of 2014. we have successfully gone after the leadership of al-qaeda to send a very clear message that no one, one attacks the united states and gets away with it. [applause] and we successfully fought with our nato allies to give libya back to the libyan people, and yet, we still face significant challenges and
-pacific command and spearheaded nato's effort, a campaign that led to the fall of the nazis. -- fall of gaddafi. the list goes on. the chief of naval operations, john and a number of other naval academy alumni who are influencing events around the entire globe. throughout my time in government, i've relied on a vision and the advice of the officers. president clinton's chief of staff, director of cia, and now director of defense, because of their efforts and sacrifices as brave men and women...
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., it's nato. he may not have gotten the briefing that let him know that over 60% of the nato military is american military. and here's a flashback article. i just think it's important when these terrible things are happening around the world that we take a quick look at how it got where we are so maybe we don't keep doubling down on things that get americans killed and hurt our national security. but this article by dana lohse, 12 september, 2012, flashback, obama administration endorsed the muslim brotherhood. and it points out that from a "new york times" article, even august 1 of this year said leon pennetta, the united states defense secretary, said on tuesday the president of egypt was his own man, a strong declaration of american support for him. a former leader of the muslim brotherhood whose future course in egypt remains a great unknown to the obama administration. well, it didn't keep us from enabling him to be there. another article says obama admits he lost egypt as an american ally an
., it's nato. he may not have gotten the briefing that let him know that over 60% of the nato military is american military. and here's a flashback article. i just think it's important when these terrible things are happening around the world that we take a quick look at how it got where we are so maybe we don't keep doubling down on things that get americans killed and hurt our national security. but this article by dana lohse, 12 september, 2012, flashback, obama administration endorsed the...
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you get it from the united nations or nato. that is the giving up of national sovereignty and referring to even bigger government. we have enough problems worrying about federal government. we do not need another level of government on the imf. one of my meager proposals for the budget is to cut $1 trillion. you know that. that makes a lot of people nervous. they say what if all these troops come home? want that increase the unemployment? i said if you cut a trillion dollars, guess what? that money gets spent there. one example to look at statistically is what happened after world war ii. there were 10 million in the military. they wanted out. it is expected that the men and women would come how to get out of the military. they said this would be terrible. we have to have jobs programs. they did not have time to organize another jobs program. guess what happened? the spending was cut by 60%. .axes went down 30's appear one of the mess we heard so long is that if you have a recession and you foolishly turn it into a depression t
you get it from the united nations or nato. that is the giving up of national sovereignty and referring to even bigger government. we have enough problems worrying about federal government. we do not need another level of government on the imf. one of my meager proposals for the budget is to cut $1 trillion. you know that. that makes a lot of people nervous. they say what if all these troops come home? want that increase the unemployment? i said if you cut a trillion dollars, guess what? that...
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we have some countries in europe that are not nato members. some are nato members. this always causes problems. for instance, germany is not an easy partner either because in germany, we have a law and parliament and every time you want to send soldiers abroad, you have to pass a new law in the parliament, so we are not easy to deal with. i don't want to create headlines in the press and many people believe that i want to go around the parliament or cancel that law. that's not what i'm saying. but we have a lot of personal problems. we have more trust among each other when we all do our homework on the one side and also when we all decide to have more europe. and i'm happy to have europe-friendly british journalists. and i know it doesn't represent a majority on the british isles. we need great britain in the european union. i'm going to say that. europe is always a little bit more competitive thanks to britain. britain is always one of the best in the single market and of course, they are not always very happy when we ask for more sovereignity to be given to europe
we have some countries in europe that are not nato members. some are nato members. this always causes problems. for instance, germany is not an easy partner either because in germany, we have a law and parliament and every time you want to send soldiers abroad, you have to pass a new law in the parliament, so we are not easy to deal with. i don't want to create headlines in the press and many people believe that i want to go around the parliament or cancel that law. that's not what i'm saying....
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indorse in chicago by nato. that has strong international support. be reversed a five-year trend of growing violence -- we reversed the five-year trend of growing violence. the taliban to this day has not been able to regain in the of the territory they lost. we are building afghan security forces that are on track to take the lead for securing the entire country next year. we continue to transition both governance and security to the afghans. 75% of the population has not been transitioned to afghan security and control and next year, we will have 100%. but we have also made clear that our commitment to afghanistan, as we got down by the end of 2014, our commitment will continue. we are transitioning, we are not leaving. we will maintain an enduring presence aimed at supporting afghan forces and insuring the mission that we were embarked on. the mission that al qaeda never again regains afghanistan as a safe haven from which to attack the united states or our allies. [applause] after more than 10 years. -- of continuous warfare, the plummet after de
indorse in chicago by nato. that has strong international support. be reversed a five-year trend of growing violence -- we reversed the five-year trend of growing violence. the taliban to this day has not been able to regain in the of the territory they lost. we are building afghan security forces that are on track to take the lead for securing the entire country next year. we continue to transition both governance and security to the afghans. 75% of the population has not been transitioned to...
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i think we could get british support, and nato would support us. i think the united states could build a coalition. the question is how large. one of my concerns, i think we should be focusing on trying to get a deal. we also need to start thinking about plan b. it is possible they could start in reaching tomorrow. we would have to make this decision tomorrow. i think we made to start laying craft work for a possibility. we should outreach -- groundwork for a possibility. we should outreach to our allies. here is what we seek. do you agree? that is of the conversation we should have now. if we could not build the coalition, i think that to the cost of day nuclear war is so high, -- of a nuclear war is so high, it would outweigh the cost of international condemnation that would come in the wake of a unilateral strike. >> your question? >> we have done this a couple of times. i will ask you the question i usually ask you, if diplomacy fails, what would you recommend, if you got the call from the president and he said we have good intelligence that ir
i think we could get british support, and nato would support us. i think the united states could build a coalition. the question is how large. one of my concerns, i think we should be focusing on trying to get a deal. we also need to start thinking about plan b. it is possible they could start in reaching tomorrow. we would have to make this decision tomorrow. i think we made to start laying craft work for a possibility. we should outreach -- groundwork for a possibility. we should outreach to...
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if the nato forces will leave afghanistan in a state of civil war, then i think we're looking at total failure at the end of the day. we're looking at the collapse of the entire political system as it has evolved over the past 10 years. i would like to see eight u.s. vision articulated. our aim is to end the war before we leave. i think that will carry weight in the international community. we can talk about each of these things individually but i think that has to be an overarching policy. maybe we do not get that but i think the aim has to be expressed. if we look at the areas, the international situation is in a crisis. a lot of the europeans want to pull out early. the law long-term funding of afghanistan and the funding of the military. the regional situation -- the tensions with iran and the tensions with pakistan. the domestic situation inside afghanistan with these recent incidents we have had is also very precarious. i think an enormous amount needs to be done and we need diplomatic efforts on all three fronts in order to get this process going. i've always believed that the m
if the nato forces will leave afghanistan in a state of civil war, then i think we're looking at total failure at the end of the day. we're looking at the collapse of the entire political system as it has evolved over the past 10 years. i would like to see eight u.s. vision articulated. our aim is to end the war before we leave. i think that will carry weight in the international community. we can talk about each of these things individually but i think that has to be an overarching policy....
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i was in nato, colombia, jordan, and i think that narrative i just described to you on the importance of partners was reinforced for me in those travels. i would be happy to talk with you. building partnerships is not an easy endeavor. in fact, in nato, the 28 of us, the 27 closest north atlantic partners, sitting around in a room for what seemed to be interminable briefings and so forth -- somebody said to me, how would you describe relationships with the chiefs of defense? a kind of reminds me of a letter my wife or me when i was in operation desert storm. that is when we still wrote letters. now we text. some of you are probably texting each other right here in this room. if you have children, you know that the last time they answer to their phone was some time ago. my wife wrote me in desert storm and said, "i am just so miserable without you. it is almost as if you were right here with me." [laughter] i confronted her afterwards on whether that was some sort of a freudian slip or something. she assured me it was a slip. she did not put that particular phraseology in the letter. b
i was in nato, colombia, jordan, and i think that narrative i just described to you on the importance of partners was reinforced for me in those travels. i would be happy to talk with you. building partnerships is not an easy endeavor. in fact, in nato, the 28 of us, the 27 closest north atlantic partners, sitting around in a room for what seemed to be interminable briefings and so forth -- somebody said to me, how would you describe relationships with the chiefs of defense? a kind of reminds...
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a lot of people were paying attention to the nato summit in may. it is no less important than the upcoming tokyo conference next week. donors' money to talk about their current and long-term commitments to afghanistan and what strategies might back the ongoing efforts. alex, we are thrilled to have you here to keynote this topic. please tell me in welcoming him. [applause] >> thank you. it is a real honor to be here. thank you for coming out. i cannot help remarking that yesterday morning, we have a large and video conference with afghanistan to discuss our ongoing efforts to develop national gas and power project in the north of afghanistan. we almost had to cancel because of lack of power in washington, d.c. but really, it is a pleasure to speak alongside two people who have been indicated so much to keeping our engagement in afghanistan on track and honest and an eye to solving problems. michael stole my line. when you go to the embassy and you see the remarkable roads, maybe it is because of the moments, but the father and the signs are right b
a lot of people were paying attention to the nato summit in may. it is no less important than the upcoming tokyo conference next week. donors' money to talk about their current and long-term commitments to afghanistan and what strategies might back the ongoing efforts. alex, we are thrilled to have you here to keynote this topic. please tell me in welcoming him. [applause] >> thank you. it is a real honor to be here. thank you for coming out. i cannot help remarking that yesterday...
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he did not want to be in nato. we do not need nato to tell us when to go to war. we have seen a great difference of maturity of the american people -- a majority of the people are behind us. they're tired of the war. it cost too much money. too many people getting killed and injured, too many people getting sick. 8% say it is time to get out of afghanistan. those are the issues. those are the issues we have broad front and center. they're out there. they're not going to go way. we have tremendous opportunity to continue this momentum. it will not belong that there is going to be an election in new hampshire. this momentum is going to continue. this movement is going to continue. we're going to keep scoring. just as we have tonight. so tonight we have come out of an election. we are three winners. three top vote getters. we will go on and raise the money. i have no doubt about the volunteers. they're going to be there. lot of you have said and thanked me and complement me and thank me for helping you along. you helped me along. you helped my family along. all our s
he did not want to be in nato. we do not need nato to tell us when to go to war. we have seen a great difference of maturity of the american people -- a majority of the people are behind us. they're tired of the war. it cost too much money. too many people getting killed and injured, too many people getting sick. 8% say it is time to get out of afghanistan. those are the issues. those are the issues we have broad front and center. they're out there. they're not going to go way. we have...